‘"I kind of lost my way a little bit," Stafford said Thursday. "I lost my focus and my priorities got shifted. Instead of focusing on things that were in my hands — my focus or my conditioning or my preparation — I got wrapped up with blaming other elements. It comes down to maturity."’

‘”This is my fourth year with the organization, and as I’m getting older, I’m realizing these guys are good but I can play with them,” he said. “I may not be in the NHL yet, but I know I can play at that level.”‘

‘Adam made the score 4-2 with his second score of the night. Drew Schiestel extended the lead to 5-2 with his first goal of the preseason early in the third period. The Montreal deficit was cut to two with a score by Tom Pyatt midway through the third. Enorth and the Sabres held tight the rest of the way to defeat Montreal.’